Dennis Banks Quotes

Dennis Banks — American Educator born on April 12, 1932,

Dennis Banks, a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinaabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Banks is also known as Nowa Cumig. His name in the Ojibwe language means "In the Center of the Universe." He has been a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in 1968 with Native Americans in Minneapolis... (wikipedia)

Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us.

I have a Father's Day every day.

And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing.

The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.

To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides.

Dennis Banks Quotes

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